schopflocher



Aug. 7,1923. i @#164273 S. SCHCPIFLOCHER CONTAINER Filed March l5 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l Mal Patented Aug. 7, 1923.

UNITED STATES smernxnn scHorrLocnEn, or montrant, QUEBEC, entrena' CONTAINER.

Application mea Haren is, .1922'. serial no. 543,977.

To alt whom z't meeneem.' v`

Be it known that I, Smornmo SonorrLoonnR, a subject of the Kin of Great` Britain, residing at Montreal, rovince ot Y Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful improvements 1n Contalners.;

and 'l do hereby' declare that the following is a full, clear,` and exact description oi the invention, such'as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.,

ilfhislinvention relates to improvements in receptacles, havin for an object to provide a receptacle especially advantageouslor use in separately retaining the components of certain compositions and the like, thereceptacle aordlng -a plurality of distinct compartments for receiving such components or ingredients and 'retaining the same sepaI lrate from eachother during that period'of non-usage of the same, sald compartments communicating however with the 'opening' ofthe receptacle in order that the contents` of one will be permitted to discharge into .the other for producing the desired composition.

@ther objects will be in part obvious and in art pointed out hereinafter;

n order that the invention and its inode of operation may be' readilly understood by persons skilled in the art, ave in the ac companying illustrative drawings and in the detailed following descri' tion based thereon, set out one possible em diment of the same. Y

ln these drawings:

Figure l isa vertical section through the im roved receptacle;

igure is a similar view showing the closure of one of the compartments re moved, thusestablishing communication between the severalcompartments ofthe rece tacle;

lgure 3 1s a vertical section through 'the receptaclel inA inverted position subsequent to the admixtnreA of the ingredients; Figure 4^ is a detail 'in elevation of the elo sure for the secondary compartment of theA receptacleand'a modified forni of connectin element between the same and the stoppe therefor i Figure 5 is a vertical section ythrough another modified form of the receptacleA showing the contents thereof retained separate in the several compartments; and,

munication has been established between the several compartments to permit of ad- -mixture-of the contents of one with the contents of the other, the 'receptacle `having been inverted.

`Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like characters of reference will designatercorresponding parts throughout l designates a can or similar receptacle preferably formed of sheet metal or, similar material having the opposite ends thereof open and Banged to provide inwardly disposed lat- Y eral concave-convex flanges 2 and 3 having inwardly disposed bevelled or vinclined lips i4 and 5 formed upon the same in order that wedge-like or binding tween the same and iscflike closures 6 and 7 may be had when the latter are introduced into the op ositely disposed openings of Figure 6 is a similar view wherein coin-H engagementl as bethe receptac e l, said closures 6 and i', as

will be noted, having the peri heral portions thereof bevelled for an o vious purpose, while the outer portions of the same are formed with marginally .disposed kanges 8 adapted to be engaged by suitable implements as when prying the closures from their respective openings through the engagement of a screw driver or similar imlement therewith, such engagement being t acilitated .by reasonj of the .concaved snrtace provided for upon the outer sides ot the several Hanges 2 and 3. y v A plurality 'of compartments are provided for in the receptacle l, being formed bv the interpositioning of a hopper-like or frustro-conical shell 9, the upperlmarginal portion of which is secured as at 10-to an' retained, a stoppel 12 vis provided and is adapted to be snugly received in the mouth portion V11 of the shell-like body 9, thus preventing the admixture of the contents ,13 in the upper portion of the receptacle with the fluid contents or liquid vehicle 14 arranged in the lower compartment.

A connecting element in form of an elongated spur 15 isprovided and has one end of the shank thereof headed as at 16 and engaged with the\eoncentric portion of the closure 6 being locked in relation thereto `through the medium oa washer or similar fastener 17; the lower or barbed end of said spur bein embedded inr the stoppel 12 as clearly in icated in the Figure 2, whereby the closure and the stoppel will be interconnected. In this connection, it is to be noted`that the length of the elongated spur 15 is such as to correspond with the depth of the upper compartment constituted by the interpositioning of the shell-like body 9 in the receptacle 1 and in consequence, the engagement of the stoppel 12 in the mouth portion of said bvody`9 will be permitted.

'If'desired, the particular form of connection between the closure 6 and the stoppel 12 may be varied, such for example as shown in the modification illustrated by the Figure 4,wherein the spiral element 18 is ysubstituted in lieu thereof, one end of the same being ixedlyconnected to the concentric portion of the closure "6, while the oppositeend thereof is sharpened and adapted to be embedded upon rotation,`in the stolppel 12. Y-

n the form of my invention shown in Figures 5 and` 6,l there is provided a' main receptacle 18, corresponding in general design; to the main receptacle 1, that is, having openings formed in its opposite-ends adapted to benormally closed by means 0f portions joined to adjacent portions of the closures 19 and 20, which latter are bindlngly engaged in the oppositely disposed openings.

To divide,the receptacle 18 into several distinct andseparate compartments, a4 disc -of soft or fragile metal 21 corresponding to the inside diameter of the main receptacle is `lnserted therein and has its marginal receptacle walls as indicated at 22, thus providing several compartments, one of which receives the matter indicated at 23, while the other receives a liquid vehicle or simliar matter indicated at 24J .When it is'desired to use the contents of the receptacle,the closure 19 is removed and a screw driver or other similar implement `,passed downwardly thereinto whereby to break or rupture thedisc 21 in the man-y w. ner shown in Fi re 6, thus permitting the contents 23 to s 'ft or move downwardly into the contents. 24 of the lower compartment for admixturetherewith. .W'ith admy invention.

\ing formed in the free portion thereof a mixture of the contents of the receptacle, the closure 19 is reengaged with its respective opening in one end of the receptacle 18 whereupon the can is inverted as shown in the Figure 6 and the closure 20 then premoved from its particular opening, thus ex-e posing the now mixed composition and permitting access to be had thereto as desired.

It may be noted that a receptacle constructed in accordance with this invention may be advantageously used for the packaging 4of the ingredients of a bronze coating composition, such for example, as bronze powder, and a liquid vehicle therefor, such ,as banana oil or the like; the powder being retained in the upper compartment as at 13 while the banana oil is arranged in the lower compartment, as indicated at 14. During the period of non-usage of the receptacle, the several ingredients of the composition will be retained separate from each other and in consequence, will be prevented from deteriorating. However, when it is desired to use the same, the closure 6 is removed from its corresponding opening in the receptacle 1, thus ei'ecting simultaneous removal of the'stoppel 12 "from the mouthv portion 11 of the shell-like frustro-conical body 9, permitting the-bronze powder contents 13 of the upper compartment so constituted to be discharged vby way of said `mouth into the lower compartment for admixture with the liquid vehicle 14. As

shown in the Figure 2, with removal of the closure 3,.th'e bronze powder 18 will immediately drop by gravity into theliquid vehiclell, whereupon, as shown in 4the Figure 3, the closure 6 is reengaged, thusreengaging the stoppel 12 in the mouth portion 11 of the frustro conical shell flike body 9, whereupon the receptacle is inverted and the clos/ure 6 then removed therefrom in order that access may be had to the now completed coatingv composition. e j

Manifestly, the constructions shown are capable of considerable modication and lsuch modiication as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of I claim:

site ends open, closure means for the same,

a shell-li frustro-conical body ixedly ar-V 1. A mixingireceptacle having its oppoizo opening in the hopper-like partition, and 13.0

' closures and having its opposite en rosanero Y means for interconnecting said last mentioned closure with one of the closures of said receptacle.

3. A mixing receptacle having its opposite ends open, closures for the same, a hopper-like partition arranged in the receptacle dividing the same lnto inter-communicating compartments, a stoppel engaged in the discharge Way of said hopper-like partition, and a connecting element fxedly engaged at one end with one of the rece tacle bedded in said stoppel.

d. A mixing receptacle having its opposite ends open, closures for the same, a partition arranged in the receptacle for dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, said artition having an o enmg therein where y to establish commumcation between said compartments@ and means connected to and movable with one of the closures ot said receptacle for controlling oomncninication between the several' compart mentsn 5. A mixing receptacle having its ends open, closures for said ends, one of said elo eures leeing rotatable, a partition-arranged in the receptacle for dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, said lpartition having an opening therein to tab ish communication between said compartments a stoppel arranged in said opening, an a spiral element aving one end xed to the rotatable closure and-the other end embedded in said stoppel. n

ln witness whereof l ha e hereunto set my hand. i

SIEGFRIED SCHOPFLOCHER. 

